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==Consumer-protection incidents==

===Introduction of maps feature (Aug. 2025)===

On August 6, 2025, Instagram introduced two features in their app; reposts and the map, with the latter being heavily clarified the feature is opt-in.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://about.instagram.com/blog/announcements/instagram-new-features-connect-friends/|title=New Features to Help You Connect With Friends|work=Instagram|date=2025-08-06|access-date=2025-08-11|archive-url=https://archive.ph/wFp70|archive-date=2025-08-06|url-status=live}}</ref> Many of its users have voiced concerns with the feature being implemented, as some say their location was enabled without their knowledge.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-09/instagram-location-sharing-feature-is-raising-privacy-concerns/105632212|title=Instagram's new location-sharing feature is raising privacy concerns|first1=Sohani|last1=Goonetillake|first2=Lewis|last2=Wiseman|date=2025-08-09|work=ABC News Australia|access-date=2025-08-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250809151515/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-09/instagram-location-sharing-feature-is-raising-privacy-concerns/105632212|archive-date=2025-08-09|url-status=live}}</ref> Other users have demanded Instagram to remove the feature altogether on the company's posts, citing the creepiness and danger posed to younger users and women.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNBlO9_SVey/|title=Music: ON. World: OFF.⁣ #InTheMoment|date=2025-08-06|work=Instagram|archive-url=https://archive.ph/Jh8sm|archive-date=2025-08-08|url-status=live}}</ref> Privacy-focused users have suggested those with Instagram to disable Instagram's location services altogether through the phone's settings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/1mjqyym/instagram_update_now_shares_your_live_location/|title=Instagram update now shares your live location unless you disable it|author=u/SideHonest9960|date=2025-08-07|work=Reddit|access-date=2025-08-11|archive-url=https://archive.ph/QSSrc|archive-date=2025-08-11|url-status=live}}</ref>

File:Instagram response maps feature (1).PNG|Statement from Instagram on August 8th clarifying how the maps feature is integrated with existing accounts.

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===Instagram shows gore and violence videos to select users (Feb. 2025)===

In what Instagram calls an "error", some users were shown videos of graphic death scenes and animal abuse in their Reels feed for about a day.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Milmo |first=Dan |date=2025-02-28 |title=Meta apologises over flood of gore, violence and dead bodies on Instagram |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/feb/28/meta-apologises-over-flood-of-gore-violence-and-dead-bodies-on-instagram |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=The Guardian}}</ref>

In what Instagram calls an "error", some users were shown videos of graphic death scenes and animal abuse in their Reels feed for about a day.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Milmo |first=Dan |date=2025-02-28 |title=Meta apologises over flood of gore, violence and dead bodies on Instagram |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/feb/28/meta-apologises-over-flood-of-gore-violence-and-dead-bodies-on-instagram |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=February 27, 2025 |title=Meta apologizes, fixes glitch that caused violent video recommendations on Reels |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/27/tech/meta-apologizes-glitch-violent-reels}}</ref>

This also serves as an example for the kind of content Meta staff has to review when flagged and raises questions about the mental health impact watching this type of content all day has on the workers tasked with content moderation.

This also serves as an example for the kind of content Meta staff has to review when flagged and raises questions about the mental health impact watching this type of content all day has on the workers tasked with content moderation.<ref>{{Cite news |title=‘It scars you for life’: Workers sue Meta claiming viewing brutal videos caused psychological trauma |url=https://www.euronews.com/2023/10/19/it-scars-you-for-life-workers-sue-meta-claiming-viewing-brutal-videos-caused-psychological}}</ref>

===Instagram allows AI to be trained on user data (Mar. 2023)===

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===Instagram uses personal data for advertisements without proper consent (Nov. 2020)===

===Instagram data breach (May 2019)===

In May 2019 Instagram suffered a big data breach which exposed sensitive information of almost 50 milion influencers and brands such as phone numbers and email adresses.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 20, 2019 |title=Millions of Instagram influencers had their contact data scraped and exposed |url=https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/20/instagram-influencer-celebrity-accounts-scraped/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=May 23, 2019 |title=Instagram data breach! 49 million users’ sensitive data exposed online |url=https://cisomag.com/instagram-data-breach-49-million-users-sensitive-data-exposed-online/}}</ref>. It was later stated that no more than 350.000 accounts were affected and least some of the personal information was set to public by the affected accounts

The database was stored on an Amazon server and wasn't protected by a password<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 21, 2019 |title=Instagram: Facebook probes breach of millions of influencer accounts |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-48347592}}</ref>

The database was open for at least 72 hours, although a researcher verified that it was first accesed on May 14th<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 20, 2019 |title=Millions of Instagram influencers had their contact data scraped and exposed |url=https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/20/instagram-influencer-celebrity-accounts-scraped/}}</ref>

===Controversy regarding the data privacy of minors (Mar. 2019)===

Since at least early 2019 until mid-2023 Meta has taken minimal action regarding closing accounts of children under 13, after requests sent from their parents and friends. Meta was actively collecting personal information of these children without their parents consent. This led to a lawsuit against the company in which it was stated that Meta violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA).<ref>{{Cite news |title=Meta collected children’s data from Instagram accounts, unsealed court document alleges |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/11/26/business/meta-collecting-data-children-facebook}}</ref>

Concerns were also present regarding exposing children to potential harmful content from a young age, which could impact their well-being

===Meta shares personal data from millions without consent. (Mar. 2018)===

==See also==

*[[Facebook]]

*[[Snapchat]]

*[[TikTok]]

==Notes==

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 ==Consumer-protection incidents==
+===Introduction of maps feature (Aug. 2025)===
+On August 6, 2025, Instagram introduced two features in their app; reposts and the map, with the latter being heavily clarified the feature is opt-in.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://about.instagram.com/blog/announcements/instagram-new-features-connect-friends/|title=New Features to Help You Connect With Friends|work=Instagram|date=2025-08-06|access-date=2025-08-11|archive-url=https://archive.ph/wFp70|archive-date=2025-08-06|url-status=live}}</ref> Many of its users have voiced concerns with the feature being implemented, as some say their location was enabled without their knowledge.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-09/instagram-location-sharing-feature-is-raising-privacy-concerns/105632212|title=Instagram's new location-sharing feature is raising privacy concerns|first1=Sohani|last1=Goonetillake|first2=Lewis|last2=Wiseman|date=2025-08-09|work=ABC News Australia|access-date=2025-08-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250809151515/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-09/instagram-location-sharing-feature-is-raising-privacy-concerns/105632212|archive-date=2025-08-09|url-status=live}}</ref> Other users have demanded Instagram to remove the feature altogether on the company's posts, citing the creepiness and danger posed to younger users and women.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNBlO9_SVey/|title=Music: ON. World: OFF.⁣ #InTheMoment|date=2025-08-06|work=Instagram|archive-url=https://archive.ph/Jh8sm|archive-date=2025-08-08|url-status=live}}</ref> Privacy-focused users have suggested those with Instagram to disable Instagram's location services altogether through the phone's settings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/1mjqyym/instagram_update_now_shares_your_live_location/|title=Instagram update now shares your live location unless you disable it|author=u/SideHonest9960|date=2025-08-07|work=Reddit|access-date=2025-08-11|archive-url=https://archive.ph/QSSrc|archive-date=2025-08-11|url-status=live}}</ref>
+<gallery>
+File:Instagram response maps feature (1).PNG|Statement from Instagram on August 8th clarifying how the maps feature is integrated with existing accounts.
+File:Instagram response maps feature (2).PNG
+File:Instagram response maps feature (3).PNG
+File:Instagram response maps feature (4).PNG
+File:Instagram response maps feature (5).PNG
+</gallery>
 ===Instagram shows gore and violence videos to select users (Feb. 2025)===
-In what Instagram calls an "error", some users were shown videos of graphic death scenes and animal abuse in their Reels feed for about a day.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Milmo |first=Dan |date=2025-02-28 |title=Meta apologises over flood of gore, violence and dead bodies on Instagram |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/feb/28/meta-apologises-over-flood-of-gore-violence-and-dead-bodies-on-instagram |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=The Guardian}}</ref>
+In what Instagram calls an "error", some users were shown videos of graphic death scenes and animal abuse in their Reels feed for about a day.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Milmo |first=Dan |date=2025-02-28 |title=Meta apologises over flood of gore, violence and dead bodies on Instagram |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/feb/28/meta-apologises-over-flood-of-gore-violence-and-dead-bodies-on-instagram |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=February 27, 2025 |title=Meta apologizes, fixes glitch that caused violent video recommendations on Reels |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/27/tech/meta-apologizes-glitch-violent-reels}}</ref>
-This also serves as an example for the kind of content Meta staff has to review when flagged and raises questions about the mental health impact watching this type of content all day has on the workers tasked with content moderation.
+This also serves as an example for the kind of content Meta staff has to review when flagged and raises questions about the mental health impact watching this type of content all day has on the workers tasked with content moderation.<ref>{{Cite news |title=‘It scars you for life’: Workers sue Meta claiming viewing brutal videos caused psychological trauma |url=https://www.euronews.com/2023/10/19/it-scars-you-for-life-workers-sue-meta-claiming-viewing-brutal-videos-caused-psychological}}</ref>
 ===Instagram allows AI to be trained on user data (Mar. 2023)===
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 ===Instagram uses personal data for advertisements without proper consent (Nov. 2020)===
+===Instagram data breach (May 2019)===
+In May 2019 Instagram suffered a big data breach which exposed sensitive information of almost 50 milion influencers and brands such as phone numbers and email adresses.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 20, 2019 |title=Millions of Instagram influencers had their contact data scraped and exposed |url=https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/20/instagram-influencer-celebrity-accounts-scraped/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=May 23, 2019 |title=Instagram data breach! 49 million users’ sensitive data exposed online |url=https://cisomag.com/instagram-data-breach-49-million-users-sensitive-data-exposed-online/}}</ref>. It was later stated that no more than 350.000 accounts were affected and least some of the personal information was set to public by the affected accounts
+The database was stored on an Amazon server and wasn't protected by a password<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 21, 2019 |title=Instagram: Facebook probes breach of millions of influencer accounts |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-48347592}}</ref>
+The database was open for at least 72 hours, although a researcher verified that it was first accesed on May 14th<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 20, 2019 |title=Millions of Instagram influencers had their contact data scraped and exposed |url=https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/20/instagram-influencer-celebrity-accounts-scraped/}}</ref>
 ===Controversy regarding the data privacy of minors (Mar. 2019)===
+Since at least early 2019 until mid-2023 Meta has taken minimal action regarding closing accounts of children under 13, after requests sent from their parents and friends. Meta was actively collecting personal information of these children without their parents consent. This led to a lawsuit against the company in which it was stated that Meta violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA).<ref>{{Cite news |title=Meta collected children’s data from Instagram accounts, unsealed court document alleges |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/11/26/business/meta-collecting-data-children-facebook}}</ref>
+Concerns were also present regarding exposing children to potential harmful content from a young age, which could impact their well-being
 ===Meta shares personal data from millions without consent. (Mar. 2018)===
+==See also==
+*[[Facebook]]
+*[[Snapchat]]
+*[[TikTok]]
 ==Notes==